Designation of the Stockport Town Centre Mayoral Development Area

Under the powers granted pursuant to Part 8 of the Localism Act 2011 (as amended by The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Functions and Amendment) Order 2017) (the Legislation) Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester (the Mayor), has today (Monday 20 October) designated an area of land as a Mayoral development area in Stockport Town Centre, Greater Manchester as shown edged blue and orange on the plan below (the Area).

This follows a public consultation exercise in respect of the specific proposals and designation of the Area as a Mayoral development area in accordance with the Legislation for a period of 6 weeks between 15 May and 26 June, 2025. Following the consultation period a report was submitted to a meeting of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) on 26 September 2025 where the designation was unanimously endorsed by the GMCA.

The Mayor will notify the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government of this designation.  The Secretary of State will then, by Order, establish a Mayoral development corporation for the Area.  The name to be given to the Mayoral development corporation for the Area is 'Stockport Town Centre Mayoral Development Corporation' (the Corporation).

The Mayor has made the decision to designate this area as a Mayoral development area and create a locally accountable Mayoral Development Corporation as he considers the designation to be expedient for furthering economic development and regeneration of the Area.

In September 2019, the Mayor used his devolved powers to establish a Mayoral Development Corporation for ‘Stockport Town Centre West’.

The Strategic Regeneration Framework (SRF) for Stockport Town Centre West set out how up to 4,000 new homes and 1m sq. ft of new employment floorspace and 5,300 new jobs could be delivered across Town Centre West by 2035.

In order to assess the overall economic benefit of an expanded Mayoral development area Stockport Council have developed an SRF for Stockport Town Centre East. This SRF sets out an illustrative masterplan to guide the creation of Stockport’s new neighbourhoods and achieve comprehensive urban regeneration by 2040. Together the SRFs for Town Centre West and Town Centre East will guide the development of a total of 8,000 new homes alongside services and amenities. The development set out in the SRFs will drive a transformational impact on the Stockport economy.

The Corporation is expected to be established in early 2026.   It will provide a single, focused body for local decision-making; engagement with stakeholders including government departments, public agencies; private sector landowners, and developers; and to drive investment across the public and private sectors to realise the shared vision for the regeneration of the Area.

Article Published: 20/10/2025 17:07 PM